Hinge is one of the fastest-growing and most popular dating apps on the market, thanks to its creative approach to profiles and ownership by the largest online dating company in the world, Match Group (also the owners of Tinder, Match.com, etc.). But, if you’re a Christian single looking for a place to meet other Christian singles, this begs the question, is Hinge a Christian dating app?

Even more so, it begs the question that regardless of the answer, is Hinge a good place to meet Christian singles?

Today, we’re going to give you a definitive answer to both questions and help provide the information and resources needed to make your next step.

No, Hinge is not a Christian dating app.

Let’s start with the bottom line upfront as bluntly as we can say it. Hinge is not a Christian dating app, it was never a Christian dating app, and we can all but guarantee that it will never become a Christian dating app.

Does this mean there aren’t Christians on the app? Absolutely not. There are Christian singles who choose to use Hinge. However, the app is geared toward worldly dating with no real focus on the morals, principles, and goals that are important to most Christian singles.

An Alternative Option to Consider

If you are looking for a great Christian dating app (and maybe one outside of the ones you’ve already heard of), we’d encourage you to check out Higher Bond. It is a Christian dating app dedicated to what’s important to faith-based singles. The focus is on Biblical values, godly dating, and providing a safe and welcoming environment for Christian singles.

If Christian dating in a wholesome environment is what you seek, you have got to try Higher Bond today.

Should Christian singles use Hinge as a dating app?

If you’re still on the fence about Hinge even after knowing it’s not a Christian dating app, we fully respect that you are welcome to do whatever you please. This does bring up the next question of whether or not Christian singles should use Hinge.

While we’ll let you make your own decision, here are a few thoughts worth considering.

You will most likely get messages from people who aren’t Christian.

As Christians, we understand that dating another Christian is something that is important to us. To the world, though, many don’t understand the importance and see your faith as just another random fact about you, not something that defines your life.

This means that on Hinge you can probably expect to get a lot of interest and messages from people who aren’t Christian. This may prove to be distracting, tempting, and not supportive of your goal of finding a great Christian man or woman.

You will see things that may not be wholesome.

The world (and worldly dating apps like Hinge) have a different view on what types of photos and content are acceptable for people to share. This means you can expect to see scantily clad photos and things that are probably not helpful to your spiritual health.

When we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to lead us not into temptation. Again, the decision is totally up to you, but we believe this means that when we know there will be temptations that are not good for us (and God helps to make us aware of that), we should probably not head straight for them.

In Matthew 26, Jesus says, “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”.

Not everyone will have the same relationship goals as you.

As you might expect with a worldly dating app like Hinge, not everyone is there looking for a godly wife or godly husband. Instead, you can expect to see quite a few people looking for casual dating. If that’s what you’re also looking for, you’ll probably like Hinge (and won’t like an app like Higher Bond). But if you’re looking to date intentionally as the Bible leads us, this doesn’t really jive with that.